ARFs do not directly compete against kit/scratch built models in any contest I am aware of. It's my understanding at TOP GUN, ARFs/ARCs are not allowed to compete what-so-ever. However, I also understand there are ARF/ARC divisions in Scale Masters and at AMA scale contests. If I have any of this wrong, I apologize for not having done all the homework needed.

However, how do you feel about this?

My personal opinon is there should be one venue where the ARF/ARC simply is not welcome and where personal pride, craftsmenship and artistry should take precedence! We are such a Must-Have-It-Now society that I would like to see the other spectrum rewarded for their hard work, so I don't think there should even be divisions allowing them to compete. Yes, ARFs/ARCs can be modifide (bashed) into something far beyond the everyday. However, they still were not framed up by the competitor!